Diamond League Final / Neeraj Chopra could not save his title, had to be content with second place

Diamond League Final: Indian javelin throw athlete Neeraj Chopra could not save his title in the final of the Diamond League held in Eugene. Jakub Wadlech of Czech Republic became the champion in this competition with the best throw of 84.24 meters. Neeraj Chopra did not have a good start in the final match and his first throw was fouled. After this, in the second attempt he secured second place with 83.80 metres. In the third attempt, he could throw the javelin only to a distance of 81.37 meters and in the fourth attempt he again committed a foul. After this, the Indian star could only cover a distance of 80.74 meters in the fifth attempt and 80.90 meters in the sixth attempt.

Recently, Neeraj had won the gold medal for the country by covering a distance of 88.17 meters in the World Athletics Championship held in Budapest last month. This was India's first gold in the World Athletics Championship. Earlier in the Tokyo Olympics, Neeraj Chopra had won the gold medal for the country with the best throw of 87.58 meters. At the same time, 25-year-old Neeraj Chopra became the only Indian to win the title in any athletics event of the Diamond League. But this time Neeraj was disappointed.

India's javelin ace Neeraj Chopra finishes 2nd in the Diamond League final in Eugene with a throw of 83.80 metres

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Who got which place?

Jakub Vadlech (Czech Republic) – 84.24 meters

Neeraj Chopra (India) – 83.80 meters

Oliver Helander (Finland) – 83.74 m

Andrian Mardare (Moldova) – 81.79 m

Curtis Thompson (USA) – 77.01 m

Anderson Peters (Grenada) - 74.71 meters

How was the performance in Diamond League 2023?

Neeraj Chopra had won the Doha and Lausanne stages of the Diamond League 2023. Neeraj had secured first position in Doha with 88.67 meters and in Lausanne with 87.66 metres. But after this, he finished second in Zurich, behind Jakub Vadlej of Czech Republic. Here he covered a distance of 85.71 meters. Now in the final round of Eugene he could not even touch the mark of 84 meters. The Diamond League Final competition was Neeraj Chopra's last competition this season before the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. Now it has to be seen what medal Neeraj brings to India's bag in China after this disappointment.